Helping 2e Students Build Confidence, Skills, and Independence
Twice Exceptional Tutoring for Gifted Students in SEattle
Twice-exceptional students can be highly advanced in some areas while needing significant support in others. Because these strengths and challenges exist together, their learning needs are not always easy to recognize.
A student’s giftedness may help mask their ADHD, dyslexia, or executive functioning difficulties. At the same time, their struggles may cause others to underestimate their intelligence and potential. Over time, this mismatch can lead to frustration and declining confidence.
Through personalized twice-exceptional tutoring, Strive helps Seattle students understand their learning profiles, strengthen areas of difficulty, and continue developing the abilities that make them exceptional.
The Hidden Challenges of Being Twice-Exceptional
- Your child demonstrates advanced abilities but struggles in certain areas.
- Their strengths have made their learning challenges difficult to recognize.
- School performance varies significantly across subjects or assignments.
- Your child is gifted and also has ADHD, dyslexia, or executive functioning difficulties.
- You want support that addresses challenges without overlooking their strengths.
2e Tutoring May Be a Good Fit if...
Build the confidence and independence students need to thrive in school and beyond.
Confidence & Independence
Help students understand how they learn best and appreciate what makes them unique.
Self-Awareness
Teach practical strategies that help students learn more effectively and independently.
Learning Strategies
Strengthen organization, planning, and other executive functioning skills.
Executive Functioning
Our tutors provide one-on-one instruction tailored to each student's strengths and needs.
Personalized Instruction
Build on each student's unique strengths while supporting areas of challenge.
Strength-Based Learning
How We Help Twice-Exceptional Students
Your child receives support from experienced educators with specialized training in supporting neurodivergent learners.
The Strive Difference:
• Most tutors hold master's degrees or higher.
• All tutors have at least 5 years of experience.
• Advanced training in Orton-Gillingham, ADHD, and learning differences.
Specialized Expertise
We take the time to carefully match each student with a tutor whose expertise, personality, and experience align with their unique needs.
The Strive Difference:
• Comprehensive family consultation.
• Intentional tutor placement process.
• Matching based on expertise, personality, and logistics.
Thoughtful Tutor Matching
We use assessments and progress monitoring tools to identify learning gaps, create personalized learning plans, and measure growth over time.
The Strive Difference:
• Assessments to identify learning gaps.
• Personalized learning roadmaps.
• Regular progress updates.
Data-Driven Growth
We partner with families, teachers, and other professionals to ensure students receive consistent support both inside and outside the classroom.
The Strive Difference:
• Regular family communication.
• Teacher and school collaboration.
• Participation in IEP meetings when appropriate.
Collaborative Support
What Sets Strive Apart
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Why Families Choose Strive
Rebecca's story is proof that children with dyslexia can become confident, skilled readers if they receive the right support.
Rebecca’s Rise as a Reader
It only took three months for Sam to gain over a full grade level in both reading and spelling.
Sam’s Dyslexia Breakthrough
From dropping out to making the Dean’s List, Alex’s story shows how the right academic support can change everything.
From Dropout to Dean’s List
See what's possible with the right support
Student Success Stories
Success Stories
We monitor progress and adjust support to help students grow in confidence.
05 Measure & Refine
Your child receives expert support tailored to how they learn best.
04 Support
We use data to identify learning gaps and create a personalized roadmap for growth.
03 Assess & Roadmap
We thoughtfully pair your child with a tutor who aligns with their unique needs.
02 Match
We learn about your child's strengths, challenges, goals, and learning profile.
01 Understand
How We Help Students Grow
- Instruction that supports advanced abilities while addressing learning challenges.
- Individualized strategies tailored to each student’s complex learning profile.
- Support for executive functioning, academic skills, and self-advocacy.
- Progress monitoring that reflects growth across multiple areas.
- Strength-based guidance that builds confidence, independence, and perseverance.
Specialized 2e Tutoring in Seattle
With the right support, your child will build skills, confidence, and independence.
Watch Your Child Thrive
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We’ll carefully match your child with the right tutor and create a personalized plan.
Get Matched with your Tutor
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We’ll discuss your child’s strengths, challenges, and goals.
Connect With Us
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How To Get Started
$125 / hr
Specialized Tutoring Includes:
• Free consultation
• First session free
• Quarterly Progress Reports
• Parent and teacher collaboration
• IEP support (when appropriate)
• Flexible scheduling in-home, at a library, or online
Best For:
Dyslexia, ADHD, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, autism-related tutoring, executive functioning coaching, academic coaching, and other learning differences.
Tutor Expertise:
Expert educators with advanced degrees, specialized training, and experience supporting neurodivergent students.
pricing for Specialized Tutoring
Strategies and support to help students with ADHD improve their focus, organization, and motivation.
ADHD coaching
Specialized, neurodiverse-affirming support for students with diagnosed or suspected learning differences.
Neurodivergent Tutoring
EF coaching that helps students become more independent.
Executive Functioning Coaching
Orton-Gillingham instruction to help students with dyslexia become confident, capable readers.
Dyslexia Tutoring
Explore Strive’s Other Services
Getting started begins with a consultation. We’ll learn about your child’s strengths, interests, learning profile, school experience, challenges, and goals, then recommend the type of support that best fits your family. From there, we’ll thoughtfully match your child with an experienced twice-exceptional tutor serving the Seattle area.
How do I get started with a twice-exceptional tutor in Seattle?
Tutors begin by learning about the student’s strengths, interests, academic needs, school experiences, and goals. They then adjust the content, pacing, structure, and level of support to keep the student appropriately challenged while directly addressing the skills that interfere with success.
How does Strive personalize tutoring for a gifted student with a learning difference?
Yes, many 2e students benefit from support with planning, organization, time management, task initiation, prioritization, working memory, and follow-through. Tutors connect these skills to the student’s actual assignments and goals so they can manage school responsibilities without losing opportunities for creativity and advanced thinking.
Can twice-exceptional tutoring help with executive functioning?
A 2e student may disengage when schoolwork feels too easy, too difficult, repetitive, or poorly matched to how they learn. Executive functioning challenges, perfectionism, or anxiety can also make it difficult to begin or complete work. Specialized tutoring helps identify these barriers and create strategies that improve engagement and follow-through.
Why might a twice-exceptional student appear unmotivated or inconsistent?
Yes, Strive provides in-person twice-exceptional tutoring for families throughout Seattle and nearby communities, including Bellevue, Shoreline, Mercer Island, Kirkland, Redmond, West Seattle, and surrounding areas. We also offer online 2e tutoring for students across Washington and nationwide.
Does Strive provide twice-exceptional tutoring throughout the Seattle area?
Strive provides specialized tutoring for twice-exceptional students who are gifted and also have ADHD, dyslexia, autism, executive functioning challenges, or another learning difference. Our tutors understand that 2e students often need both intellectual challenge and targeted support. Instruction is personalized to strengthen areas of difficulty while honoring each student’s advanced abilities, interests, and creativity.